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China's 12th five-year financial plan seeks more financial controls

China has released its 12th Five-Year Plan for the Development and Reform of the Financial Industry it hopes will promote the continued healthy...

China's 12th five-year financial plan seeks more financial controls

China has released its 12th Five-Year Plan for the Development and Reform of the Financial Industry it hopes will promote the continued healthy...

Hong Kong and Singapore retain their talent as financial services struggles

The employment markets in Hong Kong and Singapore financial services are less buoyant than they were 18 months ago; banks have been making...

Worsening investment climate in Indonesia is not reflected in FDI figures yet

In the last few months, overseas analysts and bankers were echoing that Indonesia is losing its sparks as favorite investment destination by...

Maybank expects to grow along with host countries

Maybank expects its growth pattern to be in tandem along with the countries it operates in.

KrungThai Bank eyes Bt14 B capital increase

KrungThai Bank hopes to raise at least Bt14 billion via a rights offering.

Bank of Communications gets nod for private placement

The Bank of Communications has received approval from regulators to complete its private share placement.

Singapore banks might ride out global financial crisis

Loans and investments made by Eurozone banks in Singapore comprise only 5% of their total exposure.

South Korea cuts key bank interest rate to fend-off recession

The Bank of Korea yesterday cut its benchmark seven-day repurchase rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 3%.

China needs more banking reforms

The government again goes to bat for small businessmen.

Vietnam's Vietinbank establishes subsidiary bank in Germany

Vietinbank has been allowed in principle by the State Bank of Vietnam to set up a subsidiary bank in Germany.

Vietnamese banks reaching out to nearby markets

Maritime Bank plans to set up branches or 100 percent Vietnamese owned banks in foreign markets, possibly Laos and Cambodia.

Banks from Australia, NZ, Korea, Vietnam most exposed to Euro crisis: Moody's

Moody’s identified banks in Australia, New Zealand, South Korea and Vietnam as among the “most exposed” in the Asia-Pacific region to Europe debt...

Bank Sinarmas to expand through rights issue, foreign investments

Bank Sinarmas hopes to expand operations by offering rights issue of shares in the second quarterand  by tapping foreign in vestments.

Good 2011 profits push Public Bank shares up

Public Bank Bhd are up by two sen to RM13.54 after posting profits last year that satsfied market expectations.

KDB Financial seeks 2012 IPO

Yet analysts doubt on the marketability of KDB shares in the current environment.

Being predicable in unpredictable times

It is easy to see how individual investors can be confused and anxious recently because of the Euro-zone crisis – and many will be wondering what to...

Being smart in an uncertain economic environment

What is a Convertible Bond (CB)? CBs are hybrid instruments combining a corporate bond and a buy option on the underlying share. They thus offer the...